farm labourer - livestock

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Quick learner